Accomplishments in publishing

I was recently asked to list some of the accomplishments of ACAD Illustration and Character Design Alumni. I figured it would be good to share it here too, this is just a short list mostly off the top of my head and mostly illustration for publishing.

Jillian Tamaki was the winner of the 2014 Governor General's Award for illustrating childrens picture books for her New York Times bestselling YA graphic novel This One Summer written by Mariko Tamaki. This One Summer also one a Caldecott Honor Book and a host of other awards. National Post Article

in the last year Fiona Staples was awarded and nominated for multiple Hugo awards for her work on the bestselling graphic novel series Saga written by Brian K Vaughan. It also won several Eisner Awards and a Joe Shuster Award. I09 Article

Of course I know the most about my wife Renata, so here is lots of dirt on her: New York Times best selling illustrator Renata Liwska was nominated for a 2014 Governor General's Award for illustrating childrens picture books for Once Upon a Memory written by Nina Laden and published by Little Brown in December 2014. Other books she has had published recently include Boom, Snot, Twitty written by Doreen Cronin and Published by Viking in March 2014 as well as it's upcoming sequel This Way that Way to be released June 2015. Other books Renata is currently working on include Dormouse Dreams written by Karma Wilson (Disney Hyperion) and Places to Be written by Mac Barnett (Harper Collins). Other awards for 2014 include Society of Illustrators NY, The Original Show, and Communication Arts Illustration Annual. Kirkus Review

Mike Kerr (note:shameless self promotion) and Renata Liwska have received a two book children's picture book deal with Bloomsbury USA.

Jacqui Lee has a couple new children's picture books in the last year, Murilla Gorilla and the Hammock Problem (Aug 2014 )and Taffy Time March 2015 both written by Jennifer Lloyd.

Joy Ang has two new books coming up Mustache Baby Meets His Match written by Bridget Heos (March 2015) and Behold! A Baby written by Stephanie Watson (June 2015).

Kim Smith has several books on the go, her most recent book is Around the World written by Natalia Diaz and Melissa Owens.

Licoln Agnews most recent is Runaway Tomato written by Kim Cooley Reeder

Charlie's Dirt Day is a sequel illustrated by Jacqueline Hudon Verrelli

Cartoonist Dave Whamond was a winner of 2014 National Cartoonist Society award for magazine illustration. And has recently been nominated for an award in 2015.

Riley Rossmo's most engaging work is showcased in his most recent comic series Rasputin written by Alex Grecian and published by Image Comics.

Peter Panzerfaust illustrated by Tyler Jenkins and written by Kurtis J Wiebe is on to it's 25 issue. And he has a new title coming from Darkhouse called Neverboy.

Serena Malyon was a 2014 Spectrum award winner.

Dragon Age: Inquisition was named Game of The Year for 2014 and includes work by several ACAD alumni including Art Director Matthew Goldman.

And last but not least Sam Weber recently completed work on a Folio Society Edition of Frank Herbert's Dune If anyone knows ones I missed let me know.